Wind-shield for automobiles.



H. Hl WHITE.

WIND SHIELD Fon AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED IAILQ, 1907.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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specification of Letters Patent,

Patented Een. 1a, ieoo.

Application led January 49, 1907. Serial No. 351,425. x e,V

1 To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT H.y Wirtin,

: tween the seat and the d -citizen ofthe United States, and resident of 1 -Brookline, Massachusetts, Norfolk county,

franged that the driver may stand 1n the A :have invented certain new and useful Ini space between 'the shield and seat back .of

provements in Wind-Shields for Autom 4 iles, of which the following isa specication. t t

.The invention .relates to wind shields adaptedfor use upon automobiles, andl its object is to .provide a shield which, while oc- 'the space bel oard. ln such case the center of the shield may be so arwithout unduly obstructing) ash ispart of the shield, while the upper edge of the shield on opposite sidesfof t e center may be nearer the'seat and at the proper distance from the occupant to effectively protect him, while allowing an unobstructed cu ying a position below the line of vision, I: w' leffectively'protect the driver and other l ,occupant of the seat directly back ofthe shield without ,obstructing the view of the road over which the machine is being driven. t In-accordance with one featureV of the in- Virentibrn,y the driver and the occupant of the dust, s novaor rain y a.V shield arranged in an ra'rwardly from the center of the shield, an

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the front of the machine upwardly and outwardly. The arranvement of the "deflected surfaces ofthe shiel in ing rearwardly from the center o the shield, caues the air current passing up the shield to 30 e spread outwardly as it flows4 upward thus produced Vwhich flows upwardlyl and rearwardly over the upper edge of the-shield,

tion to sonic' extent on opposite sides of the center lineof the shield, t us strengthenin the current passing over the upper ed e o the shieldy at and near the outer sides o the shieldwherethe current would otherm'se be `weak andV comparatively ineffective. The 'air currents are therefore effectively deected upward over the heads of the occupants of the car, who ma'y be sitting on o i o 4a site'sides ofthe center of the shield., is

arrangement of the deiiecting surfaces of the shield is not only important in securing an effective distribution of the air currents reqfor aiprotected area which Vwill in- 60 clude the4 occupants of the seat back of the' f eeatwith are rotected from the wind,

`ian'iliiiied osition below the line of vision, and' planes slop- T' the rovision ofdevices 4.for supporting the shie d in an inclined position extendingfrom head nearer to or further away from the edge view of the road over the top of the shield. This construction also enables the occupant of the seat back of the shield to bring his 'of the shield so as to secure the best protect 3 tion under the existing'conditions as to speed,

etc.,nlpfy moving'sidewise, and thus retaining a c'o ortable position.

AFurther features of the invention relate to means for so supporting the shield in an in- 'n g clin'ed position extending from the top of the Vprcnzfid .with deflecting surfaces slopinv i of vision of the' occupants of the seat that the acting to defiect ,the currents of air dashboard to a plane directly below the line shield may be supported in a practical and satisfactory manner, without obstructing the ready ingress and egress of the passengers.

'Ilie invention accordingly contemplates the top of the dashboard to a plane directly ",overthe rearwardly inclined surface of the shield. A strong upward current of air is a and which also'ilows in an outwardly drec- Y cated intermediate the 4seat and the dash daieldwhilethe upper edge of the shield is Einw. the line of vision, but in cams where rearward slope from thecenter is carried f the shield is also of adseat back of the shield is prefers lg theshield to be arranged by providing side curtains w' Ii vantage in @nab 'e Y and the seat, while the s iel 'is supported by board and an unobstructed space is left at the sides between the up er art of the shield devices which Iarelcc-ated where t ey do not interfere with the convenience or comfort of the user of the car, .or` present an unsightly appearance, and where they will effectively resist the pressure of the air against Vthe de- Becting surfaces ofthe shield.

The specific form and construction'of the supporting devices is not material to this fea l ture of the invention in `ita broatler aspects,4 and may be varied as found desirable, and in accordance with conditions prevail-f in diilerent curato which the shield rnay be applied.

Further protection of the of the at distance-infront of the seat i rearwardly from and los lia

are connected with the sides of the car .so that the space between the seat and the shield and dashboard is inclosed and protected at the sides as well asat the front.

'lhe invention will be underst-eod'from inspection or the accompanying drawings, in whichrearwardly over the dashboard infront of the 'front seat ofthe car.

l he shield ispreferably made of some flexible material, such as leather, canvas or the like, and'is supported in position over the dashboard 'of the car by three rods B, B and B. rlhe supporting rods are connected with the dashboard of the car by means of 'clamps b which may be ci any suitable construction, and may be secured or formed on the dashboard or other part of the car in any suitable manner. B means of these clamps the rods may be a justed to vary the height of the shield or to put the desired tension upon the material of which the shield isgformed. 'lhose parts of the rods which extend above the dashboard are inclined rearwardly from' the vertical, so that the shield occupies ari in li-ned'position over the space between the ashboard and the front seat of the car. 4rl he outer rods B. B which lie along the outer edges'of the shield are inclined Vto a 4greater extent than the center rod B, so that the shield is provided with wind deflecting surfaces A AB which :lo pe rearwardly from the center of the shield the rearward slo e extending to the upper edge of the shiel rlhe shield is also preerabl shaped so that the upper edge of the shiel slo es downwardly from the center. r[he-upper.: edge of the shield is thus lower at its outer edges than it is at the center, and is nearerl to the seat.

When a car provided with a shield such as above described is bei driven into a Wind, or at a rapid rate, the air strik` against the inclined, rearwardly sloping su aces of the shield, is deflected u ward y and outwardly from the center of t e shield. As this air asses in an upward and rearward direction it encounters the air which would otherwise pass directly over the top of the shield and carries this air upward with it, the resulting current being in an upwardl and rearwardly direction, as indicatedby t e arrows in Fig. 1, The currents on op osite sides of the center of the shield will a o be directed outwardly by reason of the rearward slope of the surfaces A', A', thus increasing the4 strength of the currents which pass up near the outer side of the shield. By reason of this action of the shield `upon the air, the up er edge of the shield may be arranged 'be ow' the line of vision, and a sufiiciently broad range oi protected areabe provided directly back of the shield to fully rotect the occu ants of the seat in front o which the shie d 'is arranged. The Adriver may therefore clearlysee' the road over which he y1li is driving and the shield will in no wise'ntertere with his view of the road even in weather or under conditions which would render the use of transparentl shields arranged in 'the line of vision impracticable or dangerous.

The construction of the shield with the rearwardly slope of the surfaces A', A", extending to the up er edge of the shield, also enables the shie d to be arranged with its upper edge comparatively close to the heads o the occupants of theseat back lof the shield, and still leave suicient s ace between the rear edge of the shield an the seat to enable the occupants of the car to stand in the space between the center of the shield and the` seat when desirable. upper edge of the shield in this construction approaches nearer the seat from the center outward, the head of the o erator may be movedV to bring it the desire and proper distance from the edge of the shield without the necessity of assumirlgl an uncomfortable or strained position. the upper edgeof the shield from the center outward also enables the occupant of the seat back of the shield to' shift his head into different vertical positions and still secure effective protection and 4a full view of the road over the top of the shield. V

' In order to further protect the occupants of theseat back of the shield, the shield is provided with side curtains or iap'sib` which are connected with the sides of the shield and extend verticali across the space between the dashboard o the car and the seat. These side curtains may be provided with eyelets or gromets a ada ted to engage buttons a4, a on the front o the dashboard and sides of the seat respectively, and to thus secure the 'curtains firmly in position and still enable them to be readily detached and swung back when desired.

The shield may be and preferabl is formed in part of a transparent materia such, ,for instance, as celluloid, so that the driver may look through the shield in case he wishes to seevany of the parts on the hood of the mnchine. As shown in the drawings the shield is formed from two sheets a of celluloid secured between stri s or sheets a of leather, canvas or other suitable material. The upper e e of the shield is stifl'ened by strips a secure between the layers of the strips or sheets A. as indicated in Fig. 4. As shown, the shield is secured to the upper ends of the Since the sonnes rods by means of ears a3 arranged to ass over pins b' on the ends of the rods, and ield on the ends of the rods by screw caps b2. The lower edge of the shield is flexible and passes over the dashboard and is secured to the outer face of the dashboard by means of buttons a* arranged to pass through eyelets a,l formed in the flexible lower edge of the shield.

While I prefer to construct and arrange the shield as shown in the drawings, it will be understood that the specific construction and arrangement of the parts shown` and described are not essential to the broader vfeatures of theinvention, although certain features which have been referred to, and which are specified in the claims, are of importance in securing the most advantageous results.

Having explained the nature and object of the invention, and specifically described ,one form of shield in which the invention may be embodied, what I claim is 1. A wind shield for. automobiles provided with Wind deflecting surfaces arranged to deiect the currents of air strikin` against 4them upward and outward over t e 'upper edge of the shield, and means for supporting the shield in an inclined position over the space in front ot the seat of an automobile and with its u per edge directly below the line of vision oi) the occupants, substantially as described.

2. A wind shield for automobiles provided with wind dcliecting surfaces slo ing reanwardly from the center of the siield7 and means for securing the shield in a rearwardly inclined osition in front of a seat of an automobi e and below the line of vision of the occupants, substantially as described.

3. A wind shield for automobiles having a rearwardly inclined wind dcilccting surf are, and having its outer edges at a greater angle to the vertical than its renter, and means for secui the shield over the space in front of the seat of an automobile and with its upper ed e below the line of vision of the occu pants, su stantially as described.V 4. A wind shield for automobiles comprising supporting rods, devices for securing the rods in position 1n front of the seat of an automobile, a shield supported on the rods in an inclined position 1n front of the seat, l

with its upper edge in a substantially horizontai plane directly below the line of vision of the occupants, and having its lower edge extending over and secured at the front of thg dashboard, substantially as described.

5. A wind shield for automobiles cornprising rearwardly inclined supporting rods, devices for securing the rods in position in front of the scat of an automobile, the outer rods being inclined to a reater extent than the center rod, a iexibe shield stretched over said rods and presenting wind deflecting surfaces which slope rearwardly from the center to deflect the air upwardly and outwardly, substantially as described.

v6.- 'A wind shield for automobiles comprising a shield extending in a rearwardly inclined direction from the top of the 'dashboard, and with its upper edge in an approximately horizontal plane directly below the line of vision of the occupants of theseat, supporting rods havin their lower en secured to the body of t e car in front of t i seat and below the plane of the shield, apn arranged to leave a clear space at the si es between the shield and seat, and side curtains connecting with the sides of the shield, and provided with means for securing them to the sides of the automobile, substantially as descril cd.

7. A .vind shield for automobiles comprising a shield extending in a rearwardly inclined direction from the to of the dashboard, and with its upper e ge in an approximately horizontal plane directly below the line of vision of the occupants of the seat, and provided with wind detlecting surfaces arranged to deect the wind upwardly and outwardly over the upper edge of the shield, r

substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this 27th day of December 1906. 95

HERBERT H. WHITE.

VIn the presence of IRA L. FISH, KATHABINE A. DUGAN. 

